MRI Findings in Inguinal Hernia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Inguinal Hernia
• Interventions: Procedure: MRI scan

• Registration Number: NCT01505686
• Lead Sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital

Brief Summary

MRI imaging in clinically evident inguinal hernia is not routinely used. In other painful inguinal conditions (such as sportsmans hernia) inflammatory changes have been detected. The aim of the present study is to determine, whether similar inflammatory changes can be detected with MRI scan in inguinal hernia. Also, patient questionaires are used preoperatively and postoperatively to determine, if preoperative pain scores can be used as a predictive value for postoperative prolonged pain/neuralgia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-06
• Study Start: 2012-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 2014-06-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• age < 50 years
• painful inguinal hernia

Exclusion Criteria

• conditions that do not allow the use of MRI
• conditions that prevent general anesthesia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
study group	MRI scan	All patients in this study have MRI scan prior to hernia repair surgery. If inflammatory changes are present, the scan is repeated 6 months after surgery. If not, the scan is performed only if the patient has pain problems at 6 months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inflammatory changes in MRI scan	7 months	MRI scan is performed preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively to find possible inflammatory changes in the inguinal area, and the changes that a hernia mesh repair causes. If preoperative MRI scan does not have inflammatory changes, 6-month-MRI is only performed on-demand (if the patient is experiencing prolonged pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain scores	7 months	Preoperative and postoperative patient questionaires are used. Preoperative values are examined to determine, if they can be used to predict postoperative pain problems.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

North Karelia Central Hospital, department of surgery; 🇫🇮 Joensuu, Finland